You can buy a BYD in Dubai two ways: new from the official UAE distributor Al-Futtaim, or as a used import of the same model from China at roughly 25-30% less (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). New gives you the GCC warranty and dealer service; a used import gives you the lower price and access to older 400V-generation cars no longer in the UAE line-up. The Han and Seal are in EVPlus import inventory now; the Atto 3 and Tang are imported to order (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026).
Official new (Al-Futtaim) vs EVPlus used import — what actually differs?
BYD is sold officially in the UAE through Al-Futtaim, so a new Han, Seal, Atto 3 or Tang ships with a GCC warranty and the dealer service network (byduae.ae / Al-Futtaim, 2026). A used import of the same model runs roughly 25-30% cheaper (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026), but it is China-spec rather than GCC-spec and may carry limited or no transferable factory cover. The EVPlus number is never the China sticker: it is the China source price plus a fixed 5% service fee, with freight, 5% UAE customs duty, 5% VAT and RTA all quoted at actual cost on signing (EVPlus, 2026). We never present a China from-price as a UAE retail price — the Han, for example, starts at CNY 169,800 in China (brands.ts), which is a source figure, not an AED sticker. Buy new if the warranty and dealer service matter most; import if price is the priority and you accept a State-of-Health-tested used car.
BYD Han — the executive sedan
The Han is BYD's executive flagship: about 715 km CLTC range, a 380 kW dual-motor powertrain and 0-100 km/h in 3.9 seconds, all on the LFP Blade battery (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). New UAE pricing runs roughly AED 199,900 to AED 232,000 through Al-Futtaim (Drive Arabia / YallaMotor, 2026); a used import of the same car lands about 25-30% under that (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). Treat CLTC as optimistic for Dubai highway driving and budget conservatively (Recurrent, 2024). This is the model where the new-versus-import gap is widest in absolute dirhams, so it is the clearest import value case in the range.
BYD Seal — the sport sedan
The Seal is the Tesla Model 3 rival: about 700 km CLTC range, up to 390 kW and 0-100 km/h in 3.8 seconds on the LFP Blade pack (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). New UAE pricing lists from about AED 149,900 up to AED 204,900 via Al-Futtaim (DubiCars / Drive Arabia, 2026); a used import of the same model is roughly 25-30% cheaper (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). It is the most cross-shopped BYD against a new car, because the official entry price is already accessible, so the import discount has to be real to be worth the China-spec trade-off — which at 25-30% it is (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026).
BYD Atto 3 — the compact family SUV
The Atto 3 is the practical compact SUV: about 510 km CLTC range, a 150 kW single motor and 0-100 km/h in 7.3 seconds on the LFP Blade battery (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). New UAE pricing starts from about AED 149,900 through Al-Futtaim, and the new car carries a 6-year/100,000 km vehicle and 8-year/160,000 km battery warranty (Drive Arabia, 2026). Because the official entry price is low and the GCC warranty is generous, the Atto 3 is the model where buying new most often makes sense — the import saving is smaller in absolute dirhams than on the Han.
BYD Tang — the seven-seater
The Tang is the three-row family hauler: about 600 km CLTC range, a 380 kW dual-motor setup and 0-100 km/h in 4.9 seconds, still on the LFP Blade pack (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). It is the lowest-volume of the four in the UAE used-import market, so EVPlus sources it to order from China rather than holding stock (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). If you need seven seats and want the import discount of roughly 25-30% (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026), the Tang is the route; if you want it on the lot today, the new Al-Futtaim car is the faster path.
What is in stock in Dubai right now?
The BYD Han and BYD Seal are in EVPlus's live import inventory today; the Atto 3 and Tang are import-to-order, sourced from China to your spec in about 18-25 days door-to-door (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). All four are official Al-Futtaim models when bought new in the UAE (byduae.ae, 2026), so you can cross-shop a new car against a used import of the exact same model. The China used market moves source prices week to week, so check the live /showroom for today's exact Han and Seal units rather than relying on a fixed quote (EVPlus, 2026).
When buying new makes sense vs when import wins
Buy new from Al-Futtaim when the transferable GCC warranty and the dealer service network are worth the premium — that case is strongest on the Atto 3, where the official entry price is already about AED 149,900 and the battery cover runs 8 years/160,000 km (Drive Arabia, 2026). Import wins when price is the priority and you accept a China-spec, State-of-Health-tested car: the saving is roughly 25-30% on the same model (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026), and it is largest in absolute terms on the Han and Tang. Note the resale trade-off — an imported, non-GCC-spec BYD resells for about 15-25% less than the GCC-spec version of the same car (Arabity, 2026), which is the cost you carry for the lower entry price.
Is the Blade battery safe in Dubai heat?
Yes — every BYD here uses the LFP (lithium iron phosphate) Blade pack, the most heat-stable mainstream chemistry (BYD, 2024; brands.ts). LFP stays stable to a thermal-runaway trigger near 270°C versus about 210°C for NMC and does not shed oxygen on breakdown (Battery Design, 2025). In BYD's nail-penetration abuse test the cell surface peaked at just 30-60°C with no fire, against 500°C-plus for a comparable NMC cell (BYD, 2024; Battery Design, 2025). Plan on 5-15% temporary summer range loss in Dubai's 45-50°C heat, as with any EV (Recurrent, 2024).
What this means for a UAE buyer
If you want the lowest entry price on a known, trusted Chinese EV, the used-import BYD is the play: Han or Seal off the EVPlus lot today, Atto 3 or Tang sourced to order, each roughly 25-30% under the new Al-Futtaim price of the same model (brands.ts; EVPlus, 2026). If you want the GCC warranty and dealer service — especially on the value-led Atto 3 — buy new. Whichever you pick, the two things that actually protect you are a verified battery State-of-Health reading at purchase and confirmed, in-writing cover terms, because grey-import factory warranties do not transfer automatically (Electrek; CarNewsChina, 2025) — both of which we put on the table before you sign.